HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Judy Snead, owner and founder of Snead’s Farmhouse in Vinemont, and her animals recently met with children at the Shirley Burden Public Library in Hanceville to give an idea of farm life.
The children played with chicks and brushed rabbits Fluffy Mae and Fluffy Will from the farm. Another star of Snead’s show was Queso the tortoise, whose favorite snacks are flowers.
“He loves hibiscus flowers, and he eats hay and carrots,” Snead explained to the children.
Snead read her book “It Takes Two to Make a Farm Go Right,” which recounts how she left behind her ambitions to be a Broadway actress and defied the beliefs of naysayers to open her successful farm. She encourages the next generation to follow their dreams.
“I’m here to tell you that you can be anything you want to be,” she said.
After playing with and learning about the animals, attendees enjoyed snacks outside.
“Judy is very kind to share her knowledge of her farm and her animals. We will definitely have her back,” said Cathi Bradford of the Hanceville Library Board.
Snead has amassed over 100,000 followers on Facebook after posting pictures of her animals. The farm’s YouTube channel has over 25,000 subscribers.
Snead’s Farmhouse is a nonprofit business that offers field trips, rentals and school and library programs. The goal of the latter is “to teach kids about kindness, acceptance, and the beauty of diversity, just like the animals in our story.”
Contact Snead’s Farmhouse at 205-807-2549 and the Shirley Burden Public Library at 256-392-9830.
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